violated the law. state police decline to do so. two police unions already voted no confidence in the police chief, saying he turned a blind eye. the governor told wjz he is not getting involved. there is an ongoing investigation, a spokesperson said, and we prefer to let that run its course. >> reporter: and for his part, leopold main tapes he has -- maintains he has done nothing wrong. he and the chief have no plans to step down. next, they asked options going forward. and they plan to resubpoena the chief, monday night. reporting live, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> the aclu is calling the police chief's refusal to testify inexcusable. chaos at long reach high school in howard county. punches are thrown between an adult and a teenager on school property. wjz is live. weijia jiang explains what sparks the violence, and how it's affecting students there. weijia? >> reporter: students and parents say what they find most appalling is that the adult is an outsider. he walked right on the campus with no problem, with a dangerous mission in mind. >> reporter: cell phone video captures the terrifying moment an intruder, wearing a black ski mask, arrives at long beach high school in columbia. police say the man you see in blue only identified as an adult from baltimore, threw a punch at a 16-year-old junior, a member of the football team. when the student strikes back, the adult drops to the ground, unconscious. >> he just knocked him out. >> reporter: the video posted on the website, world star hip- hop.com, has gone viral. many viewers are stunned. >> it is a frightening situation for the students. and it's obviously not something that we face every day. but the staff appeared to handle it very quickly and to the best of their ability. >> reporter: you can see staff members getting involved when a 15-year-old freshman girl at the school has a violent reaction to the fight. police say she is at its center because she and the football player had argued repeat lead. and the man who showed up at school was acting on her behalf. >> he was actually a friend of the family of a student there at the school. he had gone there to fight another student. >> kind of maybes you -- makes you nervous. you know, that anyone could walk on school grounds and approach a student like that. >> reporter: though parents like eric bell are alarmed. similar situations -- adult involvement in similar situations is becoming more frequent. last may, a mom encouraged her son to fight a bully. and here issue a harford county father jumps into a brawl, cheering his daughter on. in all three cases, video of the beating quickly spread online. >> reporter: and police have charged that 15-year-old girl in the video as a juvenile with assault. they will also charge the adult with assault. as for that student who knocked him out, they say he won't be disciplined because he was acting in self-defense. reporting live, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, weijia, thank you. the school sent parents a letter to notify them of the incident. counselors are on hand to help students who may be upset by it all. tense moments today at a gas station in northwest baltimore. a woman's car goes up in flames at belvedere and reisterstown road. luckily, the woman was inside the gas station when it happened. no one was hurt. the president of maryland's largest public university, hands in her resignation. >> susan aldridge says it is time to step down as president of umuc. the school still hasn't explained the reason for her mysterious absence. in a statement today, aldridge says she thinks this is a good time to resign. she will remain on administrative leave and will work with the university on special projects at that time. >> umuc serves 90,000 students worldwide, through its classrooms and online courses. new details on the violent fight that terrified an owings mills neighborhood. tonight, police say they think they know exactly what happened. mike schuh has the announcement from detectives. mike? >> well, kai, it was a chaotic scene, speeding cars, a passenger nearly bleeding to death. someone taking shots at that car are as it roared off to the hospital. today, detectives announced arrest. >> take a look at ronald williams agency neck. see the stitches? that wound nearly killed him. police say he is one of nearly five men this tuesday. into the into a fight. and was stabbed. police have recovered a weapon. but it's not a nice. they say it's one-half of a pair of kitchen shears like these. >> the suspect who was ultimately stabbed in the incident and one of the victims are old childhood friends. they have known each other a very long time. there was disagreement leading up to the stabbing. >> reporter: he's bleeding so badly, he almost dies. his friends pile into this white crown vic. when police arrive, everyone is detained. and it is this group, all 18 to 21 years old, who is detained for questioning. in addition to williams, ryan johnson, christopher ramgi, meresferguson and jackson are, as of today, charged with attempted murder and assault. off camera today, scared neighbors are glad to hear this. >> there was a dispute between these two individuals in particular. and that is why this occurred. this is not a random attack. >> reporter: a shooting two blocks away, right after that stabbing is connected to this case. the crown vic has a bullet hole in one of its panels. two people in the house had minor stab wounds. no one inside the house has been charged in connection with this incident. police say they have been told, money might have been what started the trouble. >> reporter: all five are currently in the county detention center, awaiting arraignment. one of the men, jeffrey jackson, he is also charged with marijuana possession. reporting live in towson, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >> police are still investigating the shooting. and no arrests have been made in that part of the case. updating the breaking news in the controversial death of a florida teenager. the sanford police chief is temporarily stepping down, amid outcry over the fatal shooting of trayvon martin. danielle nottingham reports for wjz, with the growing demand for justice in this case. >> reporter: evelyn freeman drove three hours to attend a rally for trayvon martin. >> i was just compelled that i had to be here, as a parent, to just represent and get justice for this young man. >> reporter: demonstrators, including the reverend al sharpton, are expected to fill this park. it's near the community where neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman, shot martin dead. the unarmed 17-year-old was walking near his father's house last month when zimmerman saw him and called police. >> are you following us? -- him? >> yeah. >> okay. we don't need you to do that. >> reporter: zimmerman, who has not been charged, said he fired in self-defense when martin takenned him. the case sparked outrage nationwide. martin's parents met with federal officials who launched a civil rights investigation. >> our son is your son! >> reporter: demonstrators want zimmerman to be charged. and the local authorities who handled the case are under intense scrutiny. >> reporter: the sanford city council passed a no-confidence motion against the police chief over the shooting. >> it is apparent that my involvement in this is overshadowing the process. therefore, i have come to the decision that i must temporarily remove myself from the position as police chief for the city of sanford. >> reporter: zimmerman could still be charged. florida prosecutors will convene a grand jury next month. danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> florida's stand your ground law has been in effect since 2025. 20 other states have laws. moisture in the air may slow the visibility in the commute. and conditions were gloomy during morning workouts. right now, the skies have cleared up. sun is shining. temperatures are soaring. >> temperatures really did jump from the 60s to the 70s. some spots even got into the 80s. i'll show you that in a minute. first of all, very interesting shot. during the morning and early afternoon, all of that caused clearing on the eastern shore. and out to the west, where it got quite warm. take a look at the day. you can see how things got cleared up. and right now, a few leftover clouds. and temperatures have really jumped. 80 degrees now in cumberland. 77 in easton. 76 in washington and hagerstown. we're now at 71. still a bit of a breeze off the ocean. it's not going to get that warm. but tomorrow, that 80-degree stuff should be all over the place. could probably break a record or two. take a look at this graphic. everybody in the eastern half of the united states. with the exception of northern extreme new england. should be near unseasonably warm record temperatures. then we get rain headed our way for the weekend. mary? another republican presidential candidate will make a campaign stop here in maryland. on tuesday, newt gingrich will visit the state house in annapolis and meet with business owners on main street. mitt romney was in town yesterday in arbutus and frederick. this comes ahead of maryland's republican primary on april 3rd. as summer approaches, maryland's most popular beaches, adding free events for visitors. ocean city will offer new deals for the public, every night of the week. including fireworks shows every night. and a laser light show every friday. the dew tour will also return in july. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. a pilot loses control. the investigation into this helicopter crash caught on tape in afghanistan. police take on a terror suspect. a violent end for the man who murdered jewish students in southern france. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, a supreme court decision could help open the prison doors for a convicted child rapist in maryland. that story as eyewitness news continues. weather changes on the way. bob has more coming up with his updated forecast. ,,,,,,,,,, it's oysternomics 101. you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. animal hoarding in harford county. more than a dozen cats and a dog are rescued from a bel air home. wjz is live. andrea fujii explains, that's not all animal control found inside. andrea? >> well,ault, animal --ault, animal control found nearly 30 dogs and cats at the home, including two that were dead. >> reporter: this is one of nine beagles still at the bel air home on lockery room, where animal control seized 17 animals last friday. the harford county humane society now has the 16 cats and this beagle, who they say were living in poor conditions. >> reporter: there was probably smells and feces if the dogs and cats weren't getting out. there's probably some disease that was going on in the residence as well. >> reporter: they say the rescued animals were living alongside a dead dog and cat inside the home. but are in relatively good health, rescued just in time. >> reporter: must not have been really good if there was two deceased animals. >> reporter: homes in this neighborhood are few and far between. but the humane society says it was neighbor complaints that sparked this investigation. >> reporter: they say these dogs were left because they have enough food, water and shelter. but as the case is under investigation, it is possible they could be taken, too. >> i think that people do this certainly not intending to be a hoarder, but to help the animals. >> reporter: the humane society says this is not the first time they've taken in the homeowner's animals. last summer, she was fined for having too many, but paid the penalties and received them back. >> reporter: now, harford county requires any homeowner who has more than five animals get a kennel license. but the humane society says this homeowner doesn't have one. reporting live, andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, once animal control completes its investigation, the seized animals will be put up for adoption. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on our roads now. here's kristy breslin, live at wjz traffic control. delays pretty much everywhere. 70 westbound, heavy in that direction, from 29 to marriottsville road. on the west side inner loop, a 20-minute delay now, from frederick road over to security boulevard. and on the north side inner loop, slowing there from charles street around to york road. average speed at this point, about 40 miles per hour. northbound on the harrisburg expressway. that's pretty jammed up there, from shawan road to belfast. same situation northbound 95. delays stretch there from the 895 split to whitemarsh boulevard. and a couple of new accidents to update you on. perring parkway at putty hill. and also, green mount avenue at 28th street. let's take a live look. you can see, there's still a lot of cars out there on the beltway, west of york road. and we'll take another live look. a lot of congestion as well. that's 295 at 32. this traffic report is brought to you by volunteers of america, where 100% of local donations go to helping people in our area. go online to cars helping people.org, and donate a car now. earlier this week, we aired a story about ed hale and mistakenly reported that he owns the first mariner arena. the city, in fact, owns the arena. ed hale owns the baltimore blast, which plays there. baltimore's president's cup returns to the city. gigi explains after the inaugural year, more high school teams are signing on to play. >> reporter: more than a dozen city high school baseball teams want this trophy on their mantle. it's the president's cup. the prize that matches up private and public school players. [ applause ] >> reporter: today, the city unveiled plans to bring it back for a second year. >> you miss a noise. >> reporter: last year, council president jack young brought the tournament to baltimore, to unite public and private school players on the diamond. it worked. this year, some big names, like o's hall-of-famer, chris foils and jackie robinson's daughter sharon robinson, are teaming up to help. >> they have to develop this strength of character and make some really positive leaders in their community. >> they have no idea right now what is in store for them. i think it's going to -- just going to help the competition to try to get to that game. >> reporter: that's because the championship game will be played at orioles park next month. >> it's going to be an experience of a lifetime. i mean, it's everybody's dream. >> reporter: this year, though, the tournament has a twist. the city wants wants to spruce up its fields before the game, so it launched a fundraiser, called growing the game and raised $83,000. until the orioles added more money to the pot. matching dollar for dollar. [ applause ] >> it's not just the field. it's also the equipment. we have to think more about the equipment and how you can best provide the equipment. you need a place to play. need a nice field. >> and the city will get those nice fields. soault, that's about 1 -- so altogether, that's about $166,000 to spruce uple the fields. they will also teach the rec and park division worker how to better maintain those baseball fields. >> 16 teams will play in the tournament. that's twice as many as last year. >> it's such a fantastic eervets, too. i -- event, too. i hope they do as well. >> baseball. probably get cold. watch. >> no, don't say that. >> it will be chillier, i think, actually. let's take a look at temps now. 71. dew points pretty high. humidity pretty high. east/northeast winds high. barometer now falling a little bit. we'll come back and take a look at what we hope to be a very warm friday and some rain this weekend. turn left. the passat is one of nine volkswagen models named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not that we'd ever brag about it. turn right. come on, nine. turn left. hit the brakes. huh? how'd that get there? 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